(10-06-2017, 02:34 PM)Kez Wrote: Is this a common fault? I'm on my 2nd van of the same year and model (2012) now and they both did it. Its like the aerial isn't connected. I struggle to pick up local radio stations

Hi Kez

I'll kick off the thread ..... exactly same here on a 2010 saloon model, lets see what the rest of the forum say

Do you have a USB adaptor plugged into the 12 volt cigarette socket ? If so, try removing it.
Some of these adaptors are poorly designed and radiate hash all over radio spectrum, giving exactly your symptoms.

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I have a 98 M49 and the reception was awful on the original head unit. When I got round to replacing the HU I also looked at the aerial connection above the shelf and was surprised to find that the car had two aerial cables - one wasn't connected to the antenna! At the head unit end the two wires had the different aerial standard connectors (one ISO banana, the other DIN) and the one I was using was not the one attached to the aerial.
Obviously a lot has changed from 98 to the B9 but the French are still French. Maybe check at the antenna connection in the roof?

I have a Myway Rneg radio and the reception is also poor in fact I think the RD4 was better plus is has more pre-sets. I agree with ”Nicko” a USB connection can cause problems I have two Dash Cams one with no problem the other I do, so I have ordered some small clip on RFI Noise Ferrite filters hoping this will resolve the problem plus fitting a VW aerial amplifier

(10-06-2017, 06:20 PM)nicko Wrote: Do you have a USB adaptor plugged into the 12 volt cigarette socket ? If so, try removing it.
Some of these adaptors are poorly designed and radiate hash all over radio spectrum, giving exactly your symptoms.